Ruler
- Object Name:
- Ruler
- Object ID:
- 1991.019.01
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY/Newark, NJ
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Tailor's curved rule (boomerang shape) with cloth tape. Wood with brass joint at apex. Ruled in inches on front and back, to 10" on short side and 18" on long side. Wire on short edge holds cloth tape measure, 60" long x 3/8" wide, ruled in inches on both sides. Free end of tape marked "THE JNO. J. MITCHELL CO., / TAILORS' SUPPLIES, 830 Broadway, New York." 1" wide x 3/16" thick.
- Material:
- Wood
Textile
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-12.5 L-19.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found by donor in 1947 in attic of his house at 37 Clinton Street, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Terrence P. Frost
- Subjects:
- Rulers, Measurement, Measuring, Tailoring, Clothing industry, Clothes designers
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